Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-07-08

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as have all the leading officials and
prominent educators who have given the
subject careful thought. Their opinion
must mean something and should have
some weight with the people of the State.
Ihs town system is either good or bad
aud the State Legislature should decide
the question instead of leaving it to each
town 1t is only a question of time when
| Vermont VIII fall into line and adopt the
system as Massachusetts and New Hamp.
shire have already dane.
President Hall next introduced Hon. w
j. Corthell, eX State superintendent and
now principal of the Gorham, Me-, graded
sc FOOLS
MIR. CORTHELL's REMARKS.
am aware that the present question
Will be differentiated in various States.
Dllt some things are the same everywhere.
Equality OF taxation is one of the strong
points in favor of the town system of
schools. The present system bears heav-
lily on the inhabitants of spgrsely settled
towns. 1t Is not only unjust but it is also
inefficient. In Massachusetts the town
system shows a steady increase in the
number of pupils while the district sys-
TEN. showed "A decrease. The present
method IS absurd The employing officer,
AS in all kinds of business, should also be
the responsible officer. In the district
school system the two are not
only not the same person but they are
often antagonistic in their views The
only argument against the town system is
the apparent Capitalization which it
| would involve by making the town the
centre of power. This is Il terribly ominous
word to many. Then this district system
Is the system of our ancestors. 1t has
been most potent factor in building up
New England and in peopling this great
country of ours, but it does not follow
! that 1t Is now the best for us.
Hon. I. b. Stockwell of Rhode Island
closed the discussion.
MIR. sToCKwELL's REMARKS.
Why is all this talk about the overthrow
of this system necessary 1t should come
to body of men like legislature in such
Il way that they cannot but change it. We
must carry the war INTO Africa, everyone
acting rs missionary to 60 about and
SOW seed which shall wipe IL out in votes
All glory to what the system has done
but we can no more rest on that than our
young men can live on the name of their
fathers. If we 90 out and fight 1t we
think it will not be long before we can
overthrow the system.
All the speakers were thoroughly in
earnest in their remarks and presented
their side of the question in most forci-
of a discussion from the fact that the ar
guments were all on one side.
The following is Il partial list of those
in attendance on the meetings.:
Nermont-EX-Co Congressman James NJ.
Tyler OF Brattleboro, Hon. Justus Dart,
OF Springfield, State superintendent of edu-
cation, Principal {. NJ. Bunker of
Peacham academy, Principal j. Nj. Hit
AT Northlieid High school, Principal w.
II Sauderson of Woodstock High school,
Lewis Parkhurst of Boston.
Thurston, Miss y. j. Herbert, G. w.
Wales, Amos iadley, Miss Agnes NJ
Hadley, Miss Mary l.. Prescott Man
chester, Miss o, A Evers, +. X. Good win
Franklin Falls, Superintendent W II.
Robinson; Winchester, Miss Hattie G.
Dover, 7. A. Garside, Miss Alice Davis,
Miss Mary +. Garland Miss Velta
Sawyer.
Massachusetts-W Worcester, Miss NIL.
Norcross Waltham, Henry Whittemore,
4. u. Smith, c. l.. Bailey, b. w. Drake.
W. f. Sibley; Salem, Miss Ella NJ. Plnue,
a. L.. Goodrich; Maiden, Mrs f. Hol-
brook, Lizzie l. Damon Springfield, $.
D. sherwood aud wife, Mrs. j. +. button
Ware, Miss l.. A. sanford Brockton,
Hon. j. f. Perkins AMI wife; Groyeland,
Miss ;. j. Griffith; Haverhill, Mrs b. f.
nan, MIS-. tannah ii. bly, New Bedford,
Allen f. Wood, Ray Greene Huling Cam
bridge, i. O. Graves, Mrs. Lucy A. Jacobs,
Oscar Fay Adams; Arlington, A Il
Fisher; Melrose, j. II. Draper; Lowell,
;. +. Snow, John H. Haworth; Quincy,
G. l. Aldrich; reading, Joseph l..
Pratt: Acton, George Gardner Bos-
ton, L. G. Carrigan, George A. Wal
ton, o. ; Calef, NJ. r. Chase, &. f. Bow
man, Miss Olive Ruggles, Charles w.
Goddard, Miss l.. f. Davis, Mrs. 5. c. |
Wells, Miss e. f. Martin, Hiram Orcutr,
A. &. Stockin, Miss Annie Stockin, J. O.
A: Pierce, +. n. Sullivan. A. H. Kelley,
w. +. Pusfer and wife, Miss d. Stratton,
Miss II. H. Norcross, Miss A. |. Norcross,
Hiss Kate Wilson, Miss f. A. Croker,
Miss Adelaide +. Badger, George NJ.
Stearns, William A. Mowry, T. A. Mead
and wife, w. NJ. Gable, A. ). Manson, L.
b. Folsom, f. +. silver, Miss Annie
Swain. Miss. ID. NJ. Upham.
Rhode Island Providence w. T. Peck
and wife, Miss NJ. A. Dewing, Miss NJ. w. |
Coe Pawtucket. Miss 5. Fannie Eddy
Greenville, Miss f. NJ. Mowry; Miss
Susan f. Sprague, Factory Village, Mass.